Thursday, April 09, 2009
RANDOOM ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
DECARIO- an officer in the roman calvary, commanding a cecaria(10 men).
DEE, JOHN- 1527-1608. mathematician + astrologer. pa a wealthy vintner. 1542 sent to cambridge. 5 years study, especially math + astronomy, then to holland to visit other mathematicians. after a year, returned to cambridge + elected a fellow at trinity + erected by henry VIII. in 1548 took masters of arts, also needed to leave on suspicions he was a conjuror, which based on a piece of machinery, in the 'irene of aristophanes, h exhibited a representation of a scarabaeus flying up to jupiter, with a man + a bucket of victuals on his back, returned 1551 king edward assigned him a 100 crown pension. after mary acceeded. accused of using echantments against the catholic queen, after confinement, obtained his liberty in 1555 on elizabeth 1 reign. de asked by lord dudley to name a good day for coronation. on that day, introduced to QE, who took lessoons from him on mystical interpretation + made promise, but never fulfilled. 1564 back to eurp travel. collected curios books. studied. destroted by the stupids-EVIL! geography-blah blah blah died 81.
DEER- a family of ruminant artiodactyle mammals. 2+ pgs.
DECARIO- an officer in the roman calvary, commanding a cecaria(10 men).
DEE, JOHN- 1527-1608. mathematician + astrologer. pa a wealthy vintner. 1542 sent to cambridge. 5 years study, especially math + astronomy, then to holland to visit other mathematicians. after a year, returned to cambridge + elected a fellow at trinity + erected by henry VIII. in 1548 took masters of arts, also needed to leave on suspicions he was a conjuror, which based on a piece of machinery, in the 'irene of aristophanes, h exhibited a representation of a scarabaeus flying up to jupiter, with a man + a bucket of victuals on his back, returned 1551 king edward assigned him a 100 crown pension. after mary acceeded. accused of using echantments against the catholic queen, after confinement, obtained his liberty in 1555 on elizabeth 1 reign. de asked by lord dudley to name a good day for coronation. on that day, introduced to QE, who took lessoons from him on mystical interpretation + made promise, but never fulfilled. 1564 back to eurp travel. collected curios books. studied. destroted by the stupids-EVIL! geography-blah blah blah died 81.
DEER- a family of ruminant artiodactyle mammals. 2+ pgs.
